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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) reiterated his opposition to the Fiscal Year 2021 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Spending bill which is being led by Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) and contains a policy rider which would halt iron ore, precious metal, and aggregate permitting within the Rainy River Watershed and the Superior National Forest.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) voted for the Great American Outdoors Act, legislation that will preserve and protect our nation's public lands. Specifically, this legislation will address the maintenance backlog on federal public lands and fund the Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) with revenues generated from offshore oil and gas production.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House of Representatives passed Congressman Pete Stauber's (MN-08) legislation to ensure small businesses that are federal contractors are treated fairly. The legislation mandates that the business receive at least half of what they are owed should there be a contract modification, otherwise known as a change order. This legislation passed the House as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2021. It will now head to the Senate for consideration.
Language in a federal environmental funding bill takes aim at the controversial copper-nickel mine proposed for the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and could also impact any future expansion plans for iron ore mines that straddle the watershed's border.
After walking in Ely's July 4 Patriotic March, Congressman Pete Stauber returned to Washington D.C. to fight the good fight. He's had his hands full as of late.
Stauber represents the Eighth District, which is a good portion of northeast Minnesota. He's a first-term Republican with union endorsements and the Democratic party has basically waved the white flag for this year's election.
One of his current battles is trying to keep the area's economy alive with attacks coming from metro Rep. Betty McCollum. With the Democrats controlling the U.S. House, McCollum wields some power.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) introduced the Stop Coronavirus Scams Act in a bipartisan effort to crack down on the rising number of scams occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Stop Coronavirus Scams Act would double the maximum forfeiture penalty, criminal fine, and term of imprisonment for anyone who attempts to wrongfully obtain anything of value from individuals by using false COVID-19 related information.
U.S. Congressman Pete Stauber (R - District 8) paid Isle a visit last week on Thursday and lent his ear to local input by business owners concerning the Mille Lacs Lake fishery and the impact of COVID-19 on small businesses.
The visit was initially to hear how local small businesses were affected by the COVID-19 shutdown by Gov. Tim Walz, but local business owners also wanted to address the cooperative agreement by the DNR and the eight Chippewa Bands in regards to walleye fishing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the bipartisan Water Resources Development (WRDA) Act of 2020. This legislation will allow the Army Corps on Engineers to conduct projects that improve America's water infrastructure. It will head to the House Floor for a vote next.
When Bob Neuenschwander opened Border Bob's — known as the last building in the U.S. — 42-years ago, the draw was location, location, location, he told Congressman Pete Stauber Friday.
But that was before mid-March, when due to COVID-19, the U.S.-Canada border — the longest undefended border in the world — closed for the first time ever, ending all but non-essential travel across the bridge, and stopping the traffic that passed by his business.
HERMANTOWN, MN – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after he discovered the Fiscal Year 2021 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Spending Bill, which came from Congresswoman Betty McCollum's (MN-04) Subcommittee, contains a policy rider which seeks to ban not only new mines, but future operations in existing iron ore mines within the Rainy River Watershed and the Superior National Forest.